The black flag snaps above the Hispaniola — Silver has made his move while half the loyal crew is still ashore. Jim watches from hiding as gunfire erupts on the beach and Long John Silver directs the slaughter with cold precision.

The survivors — Captain Smollett, Dr. Livesey, Squire Trelawney, and a handful of loyal sailors — race for the old stockade Flint built years before, fighting a running battle through the jungle.

Jim slips through the chaos and reaches the log-walled fort just ahead of the pirates. Silver's men ring the stockade at nightfall, and Smollett's small band loads every musket. The attack will come at dawn.

Treasure Island is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate adventure retold for kids 8-14 — a twelve-year-old cabin boy finds Captain Flint's treasure map, and the one-legged sailor a dying pirate warned him about is already aboard his ship.

Perfect for kids 8-14 who love pirates, treasure, and high-seas adventure. For families who want the original Stevenson classic told in clear, modern language — a natural fit for homeschool reading alongside Peter Pan and other timeless adventure tales.

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00:00:00 — The black flag rises — Silver's mutiny begins
00:01:15 — Gunfire on the beach — a man falls from the rigging
00:02:15 — Silver transformed — cold command replaces the friendly cook
00:03:00 — Israel Hands fires — Joyce falls dead
00:04:15 — Smollett's party breaks for the jungle — seven men, one wounded
00:05:45 — Jim crawls through the sand, unseen, into the trees
00:09:30 — The stockade — Flint's old fortress, found at last
00:10:45 — "Identify yourself or be shot" — Jim is let inside
00:16:45 — Ben Gunn's secret: the treasure has been moved
00:17:45 — Joyce and the quartermaster cut down at the gate
00:23:45 — Captain Smollett weighs Ben Gunn's claim against the map
00:26:00 — Pirate campfires ring the stockade — seven flames, one night
00:29:30 — Watches set — Silver's voice calls out from the dark
00:31:00 — CH 10 — What Comes Next

I am the author of serialized fiction books for kids, teens, tweens and young adults, including:

- Brickhaven: A Bricks Fan Fiction Adventure

- Colony In Danger: A Fire Ant Adventure

- Eagle's Edge: A Story of Rome, Gaul and the Making of a Soldier

- Treasure Island: A Classic Adaptation

- Iron Rails & Ruin: A Novel of Steam, Sorcery and the Lawless Montana Territory

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